Hi all,
I have a cold which is trying to sap any remaining energy I
have. My colds tend to hang around no matter what I do or how many antibiotics
I take. But I have continued to struggle
along with my writing.
have. My colds tend to hang around no matter what I do or how many antibiotics
I take. But I have continued to struggle
along with my writing.
Divine Articles.
Today, Divine
magazine finally posted my
article on the health effects of global warming. They have had the article
for a while and unfortunately the editor has been sick, so the site had not
been putting up a new article every day, leading to a backlog. My article is not
opinion, it is all taken straight from IPCC and Australian Climate Commission
reports. It is written from the Australian viewpoint. The worst effected state
would seem to be Queensland – heat, dengue fever, cyclones, viruses, floods
etc.
magazine finally posted my
article on the health effects of global warming. They have had the article
for a while and unfortunately the editor has been sick, so the site had not
been putting up a new article every day, leading to a backlog. My article is not
opinion, it is all taken straight from IPCC and Australian Climate Commission
reports. It is written from the Australian viewpoint. The worst effected state
would seem to be Queensland – heat, dengue fever, cyclones, viruses, floods
etc.
Yesterday I
submitted a new article to Divine about the difficulties, and how some of them
are overcome, people with disabilities have donating blood. I interviewed the Red
Cross Blood Service’s media person and also went to the Bourke Street blood
donor centre and talked to its manager. I am hoping this article does not take
as long to get up on Divine.
submitted a new article to Divine about the difficulties, and how some of them
are overcome, people with disabilities have donating blood. I interviewed the Red
Cross Blood Service’s media person and also went to the Bourke Street blood
donor centre and talked to its manager. I am hoping this article does not take
as long to get up on Divine.
Creating a New Website.
I created a website, basically an interactive
story, for my Master of Creative Writing about seven years ago, and thought it
was about time I updated it. Fortunately Bravenet which hosts my site has new
website building software that creates a more professional looking site. I cut,
pasted and then edited biographical information into it, and I have linked my
Divine articles and interactive story to it. I now have to figure out how to
get the newly created homepage under the old url. Then I will unveil the website to the world.
story, for my Master of Creative Writing about seven years ago, and thought it
was about time I updated it. Fortunately Bravenet which hosts my site has new
website building software that creates a more professional looking site. I cut,
pasted and then edited biographical information into it, and I have linked my
Divine articles and interactive story to it. I now have to figure out how to
get the newly created homepage under the old url. Then I will unveil the website to the world.
I have been
thinking about doing a website design course and becoming a website designer,
but it would seem that the tools already available are so easy to use, and so
cheap, that the demand for website designers is probably very low. At least
that is the impression I get from my limited research. Having said that, the other day I was looking
at a business website in Wangaratta which had tiny white writing on a yellow
background, it was impossible to read. That business definitely needs a web designer.
thinking about doing a website design course and becoming a website designer,
but it would seem that the tools already available are so easy to use, and so
cheap, that the demand for website designers is probably very low. At least
that is the impression I get from my limited research. Having said that, the other day I was looking
at a business website in Wangaratta which had tiny white writing on a yellow
background, it was impossible to read. That business definitely needs a web designer.
Books.
I have been
doing a pretty good job of keeping the book industry afloat in the past month.
I bought two novels and an audio CD for a birthday present from the Book
Depository, and then used up all but $2 of a $50 book voucher at a Collins
Bookstore. I have made a few trips to Melbourne lately and I visited the
speculative fiction bookshop Minotaur in Elizabeth Street and searched through its
shelves for Australian authors. I could not find that many and ended up with
two novels.
doing a pretty good job of keeping the book industry afloat in the past month.
I bought two novels and an audio CD for a birthday present from the Book
Depository, and then used up all but $2 of a $50 book voucher at a Collins
Bookstore. I have made a few trips to Melbourne lately and I visited the
speculative fiction bookshop Minotaur in Elizabeth Street and searched through its
shelves for Australian authors. I could not find that many and ended up with
two novels.
And now Mother’s Day is just about upon us and I have bought my mother
two books. One of them is The Sundowers
by Jon Cleary, an Australian author, which I could not find in Australia or the
Book Depository. I eventually found it on Amazon, who charged be about $16
postage to get it here by Mother’s Day. The Book Depository had sent me a 10%
discount voucher so I was able to get her a Lee Child novel for $7.50
(including postage) also. So all up I’ve spent $130 and also used a $50
voucher. And four of the nine novels I bought were written by Aussies.
two books. One of them is The Sundowers
by Jon Cleary, an Australian author, which I could not find in Australia or the
Book Depository. I eventually found it on Amazon, who charged be about $16
postage to get it here by Mother’s Day. The Book Depository had sent me a 10%
discount voucher so I was able to get her a Lee Child novel for $7.50
(including postage) also. So all up I’ve spent $130 and also used a $50
voucher. And four of the nine novels I bought were written by Aussies.
Things We Didn’t See Coming.
One of the
novels I purchased was the excellent Things
We Didn’t See Coming by Steven Amsterdam. It is a series of eight long stories, all in chronological
order, and all about the same character. The stories start when he is a young
child on New Year’s Eve 2000. The stories then extend into the future until he
is fifty. Each story has an ending that I didn’t see coming, some were twists,
but others were finally finding out what was going on in the story. It’s a
short book, which I class it as literary science fiction. It won The Age book of
the year award in 2009. I will eventually post a proper review of it.
novels I purchased was the excellent Things
We Didn’t See Coming by Steven Amsterdam. It is a series of eight long stories, all in chronological
order, and all about the same character. The stories start when he is a young
child on New Year’s Eve 2000. The stories then extend into the future until he
is fifty. Each story has an ending that I didn’t see coming, some were twists,
but others were finally finding out what was going on in the story. It’s a
short book, which I class it as literary science fiction. It won The Age book of
the year award in 2009. I will eventually post a proper review of it.
Jack Logan, Astronaut.
I actually
wrote a whole 800 words of my novel one day last week, instead of the scraps
and bits I do on most days just to give me the feeling that I am a fiction writer.
I have now written 85,400 words and I am
probably a little over halfway through its second section. I anticipate the
third section will be about half the size of the first two sections so I still
have about 40,000 words to go. That is unless some of the characters try to rip
the story away from the main storyline. I must quickly kill most of them to
ensure that doesn’t happen.
wrote a whole 800 words of my novel one day last week, instead of the scraps
and bits I do on most days just to give me the feeling that I am a fiction writer.
I have now written 85,400 words and I am
probably a little over halfway through its second section. I anticipate the
third section will be about half the size of the first two sections so I still
have about 40,000 words to go. That is unless some of the characters try to rip
the story away from the main storyline. I must quickly kill most of them to
ensure that doesn’t happen.